Information about #C2C79C color

#C2C79C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C2C79C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(194, 199, 156) — 76.1% red, 78% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 17 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated yellow, #C2C79C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gooseberry (#BFC298). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Half Pavlova (#CBBFA0).

In RGB terms — rgb(194, 199, 156) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C2C79C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C2C79C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C2C79C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C2C79C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C2C79C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C2C79C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C2C79C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Double Parchment color link
Double Parchment

#C7BBA3

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

#C2C79C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C2C79C
  • RGB194, 199, 156
  • CMYK2, 0, 17, 22
  • CSSrgb(194, 199, 156)
  • HSL67°, 28%, 70%
  • HSL Precise66.977°, 27.742%, 69.608%
  • HSV67°, 22%, 78%
  • HSB67°, 22%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.761, 0.780, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.761, 0.780, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.761, 0.780, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC2C79C
  • DECIMAL ID12765084
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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